ARLINGTON, Texas — Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles started fast just as they did a year ago and have sustained it this time. Dak Prescott hasn’t quite found the formula that carried the Dallas Cowboys to the best record in the NFC when he and Wentz were fellow rookie quarterbacks in 2016. Now Wentz […]

Folks, this is a pivotal point in the fantasy football regular season. While the trade deadline has passed in both Yahoo and CBS leagues, if you play in an ESPN league, you still have some time. The default ESPN trade deadline is set for Wednesday at noon. All trades must be accepted by then. For […]

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns, three to Antonio Brown, and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away from the Tennessee Titans in a 40-17 victory on Thursday night. Running the no-huddle offense extensively for the first time all season, Roethlisberger completed 30 of 45 passes to help the Steelers (8-2) win […]

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have a commanding lead in the AFC North and are in a two-way race with New England for homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs as Thanksgiving looms, exactly where they expected to be all along. It just doesn’t necessarily feel like it. While the Steelers (7-2) are hardly apologizing for […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are determined to not let a bye week stop their momentum. They can learn from last year. Philadelphia (8-1) has won seven straight games and is coming off an impressive 28-point victory over Denver heading into Sunday night’s game at Dallas (5-4). A win over the Cowboys would almost assure the […]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rather than continue watching a pedestrian offense muddle through a third consecutive game, Bills coach Sean McDermott sent his team a jolt by making an abrupt change at quarterback. Tyrod Taylor was benched Wednesday and rookie fifth-round pick Nathan Peterman will make his first career start on Sunday, when Buffalo […]

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is ending his legal fight with five games remaining on a six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence. Elliott’s agents said Wednesday the decision by last year’s NFL rushing leader “is in no way an admission of wrongdoing.” Elliott had a hearing set in a federal appeals […]

Well, it’s back again. That pesky Ezekiel Elliott dilemma. You know, the one we discussed in Week 7. After the Dallas Cowboys running back’s appeal was denied on Thursday, Elliott is set to miss the next six games. Four if he’s lucky. Yeah, Elliott has another hearing on Dec. 1 that could change things. But […]

Ben McAdoo threw a Hail Mary, hoping to connect with his players and perhaps retain his job. The coach of the quickly unraveling Giants gave an impassioned speech to the players during their first full team meeting since Sunday’s 51-17 loss to the Rams and then reiterated his talking points to the media later on […]

Who would have thought? The NFL trade deadline would actually be exciting this year. We might have just witnessed the most entertaining and impactful trade deadline in the history of the NFL. Four big names were traded, shaking what we thought we knew about the trade deadline. Of the five deadline-day trades, just three will […]